Single-player games like Neon Planet
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Neon Planet, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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The Ranchers
Single-player alternative to Neon Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Planet.
The Ranchers is an open world country-life sim for 1-4 players. Raise animals, grow tasty crops, craft helpful tools and build your dream house. Explore the open world and earn the villagers' respect and esteem.
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My Time at Sandrock
Single-player alternative to Neon Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neon Planet.
Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Neon Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Neon Planet.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Luma Island
Single-player alternative to Neon Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neon Planet.
Get ready to explore, farm, fish, mine, craft, and raise magical Lumas as you solve puzzles and embark on quests across Luma Island. Play solo, or team up with friends in 1-4 player online co-op. Choose relaxing Cozy, challenging Adventure, or epic Hero mode to match your mood and playstyle.
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Little-Known Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Neon Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neon Planet.
Join Space Alliance as a new captain-in-training and work with your crew to solve the mysteries of an ancient relic found on the Grey Planet. Little-Known Galaxy is a cozy single-player RPG space adventure full of friendly characters, exploration, crafting, and farming.
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Neon Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Neon Planet.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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Cornucopia®
Single-player alternative to Neon Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neon Planet.
Stardew Valley meets Paper Mario in the coziest farming RPG you've never played. Romance 34+ characters, befriend 50+, raise adorable animals, and grow crops using real soil science. No forced bedtime. A handcrafted 2.5D world full of charm, secrets, and the dream life you've been waiting for.
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Bellwright
Single-player alternative to Neon Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Neon Planet.
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind. Command your forces, prove your valor through combat, and cement yourself as the hero of your people.
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Builder Bros
Single-player alternative to Neon Planet — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Neon Planet.
Inherit your samurai family's forgotten island and rebuild it by hand — chop, mine, and raise multi-story homes across sunlit beaches, snowy peaks, and glowing caves. Trade tips with the locals, play a hand of cards, fend off bumbling hunters and shinobi, and earn the ancestral katana.